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Portable post-Black Friday deals take off from Xbox Ally, Nintendo, PlayStation and Evercade

 While there's no sign of a discount on the PlayStation Portal or Xbox Ally, portable gamers can still get in on the Black Friday action. From handheld PC gaming devices to Nintendo, there's plenty on offer.  Update: Valve has jumped in with 20% off the Steam Deck LCD 256GB model (down to £279 in the UK) Update: Xbox Ally has various deals (pretty short-lived, but likely gettting cut again for the post Christmas sale).  Update: PlayStation Portal has £20 off the range, bringing the white and black models down to £179, and 30th Anniversary Edition to £189. (Look out for another 5% off at checkout!)  First up is  Evercade offering a clutch of offers on hardware and games on Amazon and across other stores in Europe and US markets.  Not all deals have kicked in yet, but the official list is:  Up to 30% off all cartridges released before September 2025 20% off all hardware released before September 2025 US and Canada to receive 20% off all lines released...

Eastasiasoft brings Tokyo Clanpool and Hakuoki to the Switch

One of the last Vita releases in Japan, Tokyo Clanpool pretty much sank on launch, costing developer Compile Heart a chunk of budget. With various publishers having mined much of the Vita back catalogue to varying degrees of success, it seems only reasonable that Clanpool (Vita JP pic below, pretty sure it never got am English release) gets a shot at western success, courtesy of Eastasiasoft, translated by Andrew 'Steiner' Hodgson.

A fan-service laden DRPG with annoying mewling politico-heroines, it had none of the punky vibe of Mary Skelter or the cheeky delight of Demon's Gaze, but hey - if Switch completionists are after another dose of blockish role-playing, go for it. There are both standard and 3,000 Limited Edition physicals on offer, with the usual artbook, CD and stickers in the pricier version. 

The publisher's summer showcase also showed off Hakuoki: Chronicles of Wind and Blossom, a remaster of the Vita's Edo Blossom visual novels from Idea Factory. More sedate fare, these are charming adventures dating back to the PSP, but should look great with upscaled art and with all the physical goodies. 


 More detail on the official site, as legendary warriors battle for the affection of noble ladies during the feudal era, with physical pre-orders live this week (July 4th). 

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